Winners of the International Hackathon Garage48 in Bishkek

September 16, 2015

On September 11-13, the International Hackathon Garage48 took place in the American University of Central Asia. The project “Segmently” won the Hackathon.

The two team members will be sent by Eclipse Food Group to meet with the Estonian start-up community and take part in the SLUSH conference in Helsinki, Finland.

Several other groups were recognized for their performance at the Hackathon. “Infodigg” was awarded Microsoft’s prize, “Sportik” was awarded “Most International Impact,” “My City” was awarded the “Social Potential Prize,” “Look Media” was awarded “Technically Strong Project,” and the “Favorite of the Audience” went to “Charity Shop.”

Approximately 100 developers/implementers, marketers, and specialists in related fields participated in the Hackathon. The event was attended by the participants who found the team directly in place. On the last day of the Hackathon, the 17 completed projects were presented on stage.

“Our expectations were met by 100%! The most important thing that we have changed is the understanding of what a startup, the role of related roles in the team and the value of teamwork,” said Aziz Soltobaev, the organizer of the International Hackathon Garage48.

The jury consisted of Ragnar Sass (Garage48 and Pipedrive), Jüri Kaljundi (Garage48, Weekdone), Elise Sass (Microsoft, Garage48), Helen Kokk (MadeBy), Andres Susi (Cherry), Sven Kirsimäe (Pipedrive), Kanat Mukanov (Office of the Kyrgyz Republic), Jorge Parra (Eclipse, Food Group), and Aibek Dunaev (tech entrepreneur).

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